Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-14
RAILWAY RUMBLES.
Personal and General Notes of local
Interest.


p. p. Shelby, accompanied by his pri-
vate secretary, w. II. Murphy, left for
Portland this morning.
G.. ii. Hathaway, Il conductor on the
Maine Central, who has been visiting in
the city for some time, leaves Tor his
eastern home to-day.
j. II. Young, travelling passenger agent
of the Chicago q Northwestern, returned
from successful business trip through
Oregon and Idaho last night.
Mr. Hoyt Sherman left for Omaha this
morning to meet the excursion party,
which will leave that point on the 10Th
instant. The party will arrive in Salt
Lake on the DIST, and leave the next
day.
Mr.. NJ. p. Benton, OF the U. p system,
returned from Idaho last evening, where
he has been organizing an excursion
party from all points in the Territory and
as far west as Huntington, Oregon. EX
cursion rates have been placed at $50 for
the round trip to Omaha and return, good
for ninety days.
Mr.. Benton reports business on Wood
River towns very brisk. The residents
of Shoshone are somewhat apprehensive
over reports that the short line shops will
be moved to Glenn's Ferry, which point
was recently made the eastern end of a
division. 1t is not likely, however, that
the shops will be moved until ground for
the buildings can be secured at Pocatello,
which will require an act OF Congress,
that station being located on an Indian
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siderable snow in the Wood River towns,
and fine sleghing.
To-day, the real serious work COM
menced on the Ogden & Syracuse Rail
road, from the so-called salt switch"
on the Utah Central to Adams & Kiesel's
salt fields and proposed sanitarium on
| the shores OF the Great Salt Lake. All
the specifications and instructions have
been received from President Adams, of
the Union Pacific,
Travel on the overland route is slack.
! On Wednesday there were nineteen first
class and just that many second-class
passengers from the West.
Yesterday Il. A. Wells, r. d. Dee and
other gentlemen qualified again as bonds
men for j. NJ. Dee, who is now running
the G. p. stock yards at Ogden, which
for long years past had been managed by
the late William Carroll.
A Boston special to the Omaha Heraid
of the 18th gives the following: Presi-
dent Adams, OF the Union Pacific Rail
road Company has written to Senator
Hoar and Congressman Crisp, who have
the Pacific Road Funding bill in charge
denying in the most positive terms that
the Union Pacific has 'spent or ventured
in any llegitimate way dollar" to pro-
mote such legislation He also says he
has reason to know that the Central Pa
Ciic is Indifferent to the measure, if not
actually opposed to it. lie asserts that
he has evidence that the story of bribery
was started by blaCkmailers and stock
jobbers for their own peCuniary benefit
at the expense OF the permanent interests
OF the Union Pacific road and of the Gov
eminent. lie further saws that the Union
Pacific has no preference as between the
two measures pending in the. House and
in the Senate. The provisions of both are
too hostile, and either would dangerously
overload the future resources OF the com
pany But the company is prepared to
accept either and try to live up to its
requirements, if by doing so it can, once
for all, end the continual warfare upon
it, of those who seek to promote their
own stock of gambling interests by false
statements and destinations.
Apprentices in the employ Of the
/ Union Pacific who are under age are now
compelled to sign release to the com
/ pany absolyng it forever from liability in
case OF accident
1t is now rumored that the Chicago IL
Northwestern extension will connect with
the Central Pacific Railroad at Ogden or
Corinne, says the ShoshOne JOuruai, and
that branch line will be constructed
into Idaho, crossing Snake River near
Shoshone Falls, Whether the Chicago
& Northwestern will strike for the great
mineral belt OF Wood River, or continue
down the valley OF the Snake, is not
known, but it is certain that one or more
lines are already pointing toward
ShOshone and Central Idaho. The recent
boom in the Gold Belt, together with
the rapid development vi the immense
galena deposits in this section, are at
tracing worldwide attention. 1t is not
generally known, but the Denver * Rio
Grande Company has already made a
careful survey from near COrinne. on the
line OF tine Central Pacific Railroad, via
Raft river and Lower Goose Creek, to
Shoshone Falls, and this line points in Il
direct route through Sho-hone Junction
crossing the Big Wood river and extend
Jug on lis west bank 10 Bradford, Belle
yue and HALEY, with the adjacent min.
ing camps, The final stakes, as located
by the engineer, make Starrh's Ferry
the point for crossing the Snake, where
the river is on q level with the banks.
The 2i-hour system OF counting time
recently adopted by the Union Pacific
and put into actual use on the Idaho
division and in Nebraska has been dis.
continued by order Of President Adams.
Among railroad officials generally. and
especially in the East, it is regarded AS a
highly commendable reform.